Lord Mandelson wants tougher penalties for illegal file sharers

Re:Lord Mandelson wants tougher penalties for illegal file s... by bdfh42 on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @04:46AM (#770042)

There is not a politician on this planet who does not want tougher penalties for something - plus they all seem to have a list of things they want banning.

It would be a refreshing change to come across one who was against making new things illegal and who did not think it a good idea to criminalise great swathes of the population.

Just dreaming of course...

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Re:Lord Mandelson wants tougher penalties for illegal file s... by jacquesm on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @04:58AM (#770056)

I think what you're seeing right now is really just the beginning. As things around copyright (on which many a fortune was built) will get more out of control the spasms of this group will get stronger and stronger until there will be a popular movement to counter it.

This is just a reaction to the 'pirate' political party.

I wonder how long it will be before there will be an American equivalent to the Pirate party.

That will create a real disturbance in the force.

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Re:Lord Mandelson wants tougher penalties for illegal file s... by alexcq on Tuesday August 18, 2009 @07:58AM (#770236)

Are you, or have you ever been, a member of the Pirate Party?

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